*Announcement* - Our Creative Conversations programme for Semester 1 ‘22-23 is live: Olivia Laing, Gwendoline Riley, Angela Barry, Alycia Pirmohamed yara rodrigues fowler Anthony Christie Williamson Dr. Amanda Thomson MaisieChanWrites is on threads C.J. Cooke Togara Muzanenhamo…book free tix: eventbrite.com/o/8421705141

Congratulations to our MLitt class. Lovely to see portfolios landing 😀

I seem to have inadvertently made this look (in the words of my friend) 'like Sauron retired and set up a nightclub in Soho'. But it is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in developing their flash writing, hobbitses.

⚜SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN⚜ It is our pleasure to announce that our team have opened submissions once again, for Issue 49 of From Glasgow to Saturn. Submissions will close on the 19th October, at 11:59pm.

It is extremely exciting to share the cover for Stephen Watts' Journeys Across Breath: Poems 1975–2005, the first volume of his collected works, which we have been planning and working on for a long time.

The always inspiring Hilary Mantel:

Today we gathered outside the dept for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to stand against the numerous oil and gas projects that are about to be launched. Chris Kerr and I brought our visual poetry responses! #stoprosebank

In other news, melting of gold bunnies... theguardian.com/food/2022/sep/…

Reading from Strange Waters (Arachne Press🕷️) and talking about writer-as-witness, community resilience and kindness with lovely folk at Penryn Fringe BookFest today. Thanks sam stone terracegallerycornwall for your hospitality & support!

THE IMPERATIVE COMMANDS is a method-poem in action by Scottish legend nicky melville. A must-read for anyone who exists today, or tomorrow. Now available from @dw_wannabe! dostoyevskywannabe.com/originals/the_…

Incredibly excited to share the news that we'll be publishing Bhanu Kapil's brilliant hybrid work 'Incubation: a space for monsters', in the spring!

Please join us for Scottish PEN Naomi Mitchison Lecture: 'Things that are so.. ..things that are not so. Fictionand & Lies in a Fragmented World' from Louise Welsh 7pm, 1st Dec, Free, All Welcome + Wine Reception eventbrite.co.uk/e/naomi-mitchi… University of Glasgow @UofGEngLit @UofGArts

We're full again at Crossways tonight. It's getting colder every day and we really need jumpers, trousers and warm clothing, especially for women and smaller men. Please DM us if you can help.

New visual poems and an essay 'Stay weird infinity girlhood: on Maya Man's "read it and weep"' now up in this v cool new issue of Permeable Barrier. Thanks to JD Howse for editing! ♟️🔮🍀 permeablebarrier.com/four

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First event announcement for Vehicle! Thursday 16 March Golden Hare Books Edinburgh, featuring Jen in conversation with Camilla Grudova. Tickets (and ticket/book bundles) here: goldenharebooks.com/collections/ev…

For completely selfish reasons, Write With Me is back! A free, 45 minute session of silent, protected writing time for you to work on your own projects. ticketsource.co.uk/jen-hadfield-r…

Submissions for Issue 50 are now OPEN! Any current or former student, staff, or faculty of the University of Glasgow or The Glasgow School of Art can submit Submission form and guidelines at glasgowtosaturn.com

Happy May, folks! I'll be kicking it off writing .. want to join us? 45 minutes free, shared, silent writing time on Zoom. ticketsource.co.uk/jen-hadfield-r…